* An answer has finally been given to the age-old question, “Who let the dogs out?” It’s Amazon, apparently, as Deadline reports that the streaming service has ordered a pilot of Mad Dogs, an adaptation of the British black comedy that will be produced by The Shield‘s Shawn Ryan and original writer Cris Cole.

* Mom‘s already potent cast of ladies will get an extra jolt now that Jaime Pressly (Jennifer Fals, My Name Is Earl) has landed a recurring gig as a newly sober (and idly wealthy) pal of Anna Faris’ Christy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

* The Carrie Diaries‘ swoon-inducing playwright has found a new role into which he can sink his teeth. TVGuide.com reports that Chris Wood has landed a recurring gig on Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries, where he’ll play the “charmingly unstable” Kai.

* Deadline reports that Ernie Hudson (Oz, Ghostbusters) has booked a role on Lifetime’s upcoming futuristic thriller The Lottery, playing “a former Attorney General who uses his access to get the truth about his son (August Richard).”

* Rob Marciano has joined ABC News as Senior Meteorologist, where he’ll “join GMA Weekend and report on the latest weather headlines throughout the week,” according to a network memo. Marciano was most recently co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight, but covered weather at CNN for almost a decade prior.